Vienna Stadttempel

The Stadttempelis the largest and oldest preserved synagogue in the heart of Vienna.

The Stadttempel (City Temple) is located in the city center, where Jewish life and cultural highlights also take place. Upon the dissolution of the ghetto in 1670, Viennese Jews were forbidden from practicing their religion in public until the beginning of the 19th century.

In 1824, Viennese Jews received permission to construct a synagogue. The Viennese architect Josef Kornhäusel was commissioned to build the temple. The

According to the Vormärz (prior to the March 1848 revolution) building codes under Joseph II, non-Catholic houses of prayer could not be visible from the street and instead had to be hidden behind the façade of an apartment building. For this reason, the synagogue was not set alight during the November 1938 pogrom, since doing so would have risked the entire apartment block going up in flames. The interior decoration, which was destroyed by the Nazis, was reconstructed and renovated in 1963. Today, the Jewish community comprises around 7000 members. The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community is currently Prof. Paul Chaim Eisenberg.

Visiting the synagogue is especially worthwhile on religious holidays, as the entire Jewish community assembles there to exchange ideas and to pray.

About Roni Yaakobishvili

Roni Yaakobishvili ist Rezeptionist im Schick Hotel Capricorno. Aufgrund seiner jüdischen Wurzeln berichtet er in den
den Schick Seitenblicken über die spannende Geschichte des Judentums in Wien . Wo finden Sie noch heute Spuren jüdischer Historie und wie können Sie in die heutige spannende Geschichte des Judentums in Wien erkunden?
Roni Yaakobishvili has been a receptionist at the Schick Hotel Capricorno and is responsible for looking after guests. Vienna has a fascinating Jewish history that reaches far back into the past. These places tell stories that Roni will report on. He describes the fascinating history of Judaism in Vienna and shows you how and where you can immerse yourself in the very lively Jewish culture today. Roni knows all of them and will show you his Jewish Vienna.